School level of children carrying a HNF1B variant or a deletion.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of neurological involvement in patients with a deletion of or a variant in the HNF1B gene remains discussed. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuropsychological outcomes in a large cohort of children carrying either a HNF1B whole-gene deletion or a disease-associated variant, revealed by the presence of kidney anomalies. The neuropsychological development-based on school level-of 223 children included in this prospective cohort was studied. Data from 180 children were available for analysis. Patients mean age was 9.6 years, with 39.9% of girls. Among these patients, 119 carried a HNF1B deletion and 61 a disease-associated variant. In the school-aged population, 12.7 and 3.6% of patients carrying a HNF1B deletion and a disease-associated variant had special educat

SUBMITTER: Lalieve F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6906503 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature